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Scala projects are difficult to maintain
This post explains why Scala projects are difficult to maintain.
Scala is a powerful programming language that can make certain small teams hyper-productive.
Scala can also slow productivity by drowning teams in in code complexity or burning them in dependency hell.
Scala is famous for crazy, complex code – everyone knows about that risk factor already.
The rest of this post focuses on the maintenance burden, a less discussed Scala productivity drain…
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